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Did postglacial sea-level changes initiate the evolutionary divergence of a Tasmanian endemic raptor from its mainland relative?
Proceedings. Biological sciences - 22 Dec 2013
Burridge C P, Brown W E, Wadley J, Nankervis D L, Olivier L, Gardner M G, Hull C, Barbour R, Austin J J
Abstract excerpt
Populations on continental islands are often distinguishable from mainland conspecifics with respect to body size, appearance, behaviour or life history, and this is often congruent with genetic patterns. It is commonly assumed that such differences developed following the complete isolation of populations by sea-level rise following the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM). However, population divergence may predate the...
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